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{{Infobox legislature
| name            = Shimla Municipal Corporation
| name            = Shimla Municipal Corporation
| coa_pic          =  Shimla Mayor’s Office.jpg
| coa_pic          =  Shimla pitcures.jpg
| coa_res          = 220px
| coa_res          = 220px
| house_type      = Municipal Corporation
| house_type      = Municipal Corporation
| foundation      = {{start date and age|df=yes|1851}}
| foundation      = {{start date and age|df=yes|December 1851}}
| leader1_type    = [[Mayor]]
| leader1_type    = [[Mayor]]
| leader1          = Satya Kaundal
| leader1          = Satya Kaundal
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| seats            = 34
| seats            = 34
| meeting_place    = [[Mall Road, Shimla#Town Hall|Town Hall]], [[Shimla]]
| meeting_place    = [[Mall Road, Shimla#Town Hall|Town Hall]], [[Shimla]]
| website          = {{url|shimlamc.org}}
| term_length = 5 years
| voting_system1 = [[First-past-the-post]]
| last_election1 = [[2017 Shimla Municipal Corporation election|2017]]
| next_election1 = [[2022 Shimla Municipal Corporation election|By May/June 2022]]
| website          = {{url|shimlamc.hp.gov.in}}
| motto            =''Work is Worship''  
| motto            =''Work is Worship''  
|coa_caption=Municipal Corporation Building (Town Hall)}}
|coa_caption=Municipal Corporation Building (Town Hall)}}
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==Overview==
==Overview==
Established in 1851, the Shimla Municipal Corporation is an elected body comprising 34 councilors (28 till 2017), five of whom are nominated by the Government of [[Himachal Pradesh]].<ref name="mcshimla">{{cite web|url=http://shimlamc.org/mcshimla.htm | title=Shimla Municipal Corporation | accessdate=2013-10-10 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070403005805/http://www.shimlamc.org/mcshimla.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-04-03}}</ref> The nominations are based on prominence in the fields of social service, academics and other activities. Fifty percent of seats are reserved for women. The elections take place every five years and the [[mayor]] and [[deputy mayor]] are elected by and amongst the councilors themselves. Satya Kaundal and [https://nationnews.in/mayor-and-deputy-mayor-call-on-governor/imla-called-on-governor-rajendra-vishwanath-arlekar-gallery/ Shalinder Chauhan] of [[BJP]] are the present Mayor and Deputy Mayor respectively. The two major political parties are the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and [[Indian National Congress]]. [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] has been nearing extinction with just 1 member in current corporation.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://zeenews.india.com/himachal-pradesh/shimla-municipal-corporation-election-results-counting-of-votes-begins-2016148.html | title = Shimla MC election results: BJP defeats Congress, creates history by winning maximum seats | publisher=Zee News}}</ref> The administrative head of the corporation is the Municipal Commissioner who is appointed by the state government.
Established in 1851, the Shimla Municipal Corporation is an elected body comprising 34 councilors (28 till 2017), five of whom are nominated by the Government of [[Himachal Pradesh]].<ref name="mcshimla">{{cite web|url=http://shimlamc.org/mcshimla.htm | title=Shimla Municipal Corporation | accessdate=2013-10-10 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070403005805/http://www.shimlamc.org/mcshimla.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-04-03}}</ref> The nominations are based on prominence in the fields of social service, academics and other activities. Fifty percent of seats are reserved for women. The elections take place every five years and the [[mayor]] and [[deputy mayor]] are elected by and amongst the councilors themselves. Satya Kaundal and [[Shalinder Chauhan]] of [[BJP]] are the present Mayor and Deputy Mayor respectively. The two major political parties are the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and [[Indian National Congress]]. [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] has been nearing extinction with just 1 member in current corporation.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://zeenews.india.com/himachal-pradesh/shimla-municipal-corporation-election-results-counting-of-votes-begins-2016148.html | title = Shimla MC election results: BJP defeats Congress, creates history by winning maximum seats | publisher=Zee News}}</ref> The administrative head of the corporation is the Municipal Commissioner who is appointed by the state government.


== Corporation Election 2012 ==
==List of wards==
The [[CPI(M)]] scripted a new history in Shimla Municipal Corporation polls winning the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor with a huge majority while the ruling [[BJP]]’s dream to end the 26-year [[Indian National Congress|INC]] dominance was shattered as it fell one seat short of majority.<ref>{{cite web |title= Shimla municipal poll: CPI(M) scripts history |url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/shimla-municipal-poll-cpim-scripts-history/article3465571.ece |website= The Hindu |accessdate= 28 May 2012 |language=en }}</ref>


{| class="wikitable"  width="50%"
Total 41 ward in MC Shimla area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Final delimitation of wards of Municipal Corporation Shimla for General Election to Municipal Corporation Shimla 2022|url=https://hpshimla.nic.in/notice/order-final-delimitation-of-wards-of-municipal-corporation-shimla-for-general-election-to-municipal-corporation-shimla-2022/|publisher=[[Shimla District|DC Shimla]]|access-date=9 March 2022}}</ref>
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!No.
{| class="wikitable"
!Party
|-
!Abbreviation
! No.
!Flag
! Name
!Symbol
! Notes
!Number of Corporators
|-
!Change
|01
|Bharari
|
|-
|02
|Ruldu Bhatta
|
|-
|03
|Shankli
|
|-
|04
|[[Kaithu, Shimla|Kaithu]]
|
|-
|05
|[[Annadale, Shimla|Annadale]]
|
|-
|06
|[[Summer Hill, Shimla|Summer Hill]]
|
|-
|07
|[[Totu, Shimla|Totu]]
|
|-
|08
|Majhat
|
|-
|09
|Boileauganj
|
|-
|10
|Kachighati
|
|-
|11
|[[Tutikandi]]
|
|-
|12
|Nabha
|
|-
|13
|Phagli
|
|-
|14
|Upper Krishna Nagar
|
|-
|15
|Lower Krishna Nagar
|
|-
|16
|Ram Bazar Ganj
|
|-
|17
|Lower Bazar
|
|-
|18
|[[Jakhu Temple|Jakhu]]
|
|-
|19
|Benmore
|
|-
|20
|Engine Ghar
|
|-
|21
|[[Sanjauli|Sanjauli Chowk]]
|
|-
|22
|Dhingudhar
|
|-
|23
|Dhalli-1
|
|-
|24
|Dhalli-2
|
|-
|25
|Shanti Vihar
|
|-
|26
|Bhatta Kufar
|
|-
|27
|Sangti
|
|-
|28
|Malyana
|
|-
|29
|Panthaghati
|
|-
|30
|[[Kasumpati|Kasumpati-1]]
|
|-
|31
|[[Kasumpati|Kasumpati-2]]
|
|-
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
|32
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Chotta Shimla
| align="center"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|'''BJP''']]
|
| [[File:BJP flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:BJP election symbol.png|50px]]
| align="center"| '''12'''
| align="center"| {{no change}}
|-
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"|'''2.'''
|33
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|Brockhurst
| align="center"| [[Indian National Congress|'''INC''']]
|
| [[File:INC Flag Official.jpg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Hand INC.svg|50x50px]]
| align="center"| '''10'''
| align="center"| {{no change}}
|-
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white"|'''3.'''
|34
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|Upper Vikas Nagar
| align="center"| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|'''CPI(M)''']]
|
| [[File:CPI(M) Flag.jpg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png|50x50px]]
| align="center"| '''03'''
| align="center"| {{no change}}
|}
 
== Corporation Election 2017 ==
The [[BJP]] became the single largest party in the 2017 Municipal Corporation elections with 17 out of the 34 seats, falling short of an absolute majority by just 1 seat, creating history by destroying the bastion of [[Indian National Congress|INC]] and might form the new MC too. It is for the first time in the history of Shimla Municipal Corporation that the saffron party has managed to secure the majority. Soon after the results, 1 victorious independent, joined BJP helping it reach the majority mark. BJP lady candidate was elected as the Mayor of Shimla by defeating Congress candidate creating history by bagging the post for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shimla municipal corporation election results LIVE: BJP reaches halfway mark at 17|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/shimla-municipal-corporation-elections-results-live-bjp-leading-with-8-seats-congress-at-3-4708386/|website=Indian Express|accessdate= 17 June 2017|language=en|date= 17 June 2017}}</ref> Worst performance came out for [[CPI(M)]] which only managed to win one seat that too in their only stronghold (Summer Hill).
 
{| class="wikitable"  width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
! Abbreviation
!Flag
!Symbol
!Number of Corporators
!Change
|-
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
|35
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Lower Vikas Nagar
| align="center"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|'''BJP''']]
|
| [[File:BJP flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:BJP election symbol.png|50px]]
| align="center"| '''19'''
| align="center"| {{increase}} '''7'''
|-
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"|'''2.'''
|36
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|Kangnadhar
| align="center"| [[Indian National Congress|'''INC''']]
|
| [[File:INC Flag Official.jpg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Hand INC.svg|50x50px]]
| align="center"| '''12'''
| align="center"| {{increase}} '''2'''
|-
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white"|'''3.'''
|37
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|Pateog
| align="center"| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|'''CPI(M)''']]
|
| [[File:CPI(M) Flag.jpg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png|50x50px]]
| align="center"| '''01'''
| align="center"| {{decrease}} '''2'''
|-
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Independent politician}};color:white"|'''4.'''
|38
| [[Independent Politician|Indipendents]]
|New Shimla
| align="center"| [[Independent Politician|'''IND''']]
|
| [[File:No flag.svg|50x50px]]
| [[File:No flag.svg|50x50px]]
| align="center"| '''02'''
| align="center"| {{increase}} '''2'''
|}
 
== Corporation election 2022 ==
 
{| class="wikitable"  width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
! Abbreviation
!Flag
!Symbol
!Number of Corporators
!Change
|-
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
|39
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|Khalini
| align="center"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|'''BJP''']]
|
| [[File:BJP flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:BJP election symbol.png|50px]]
|  
|  
|-
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"|'''2.'''
|40
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|Lower Khalini
| align="center"| [[Indian National Congress|'''INC''']]
|
| [[File:INC Flag Official.jpg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Hand INC.svg|50x50px]]
|  
|  
|-
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white"|'''3.'''
|41
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|Kanlog
| align="center"| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|'''CPI(M)''']]
|
| [[File:CPI(M) Flag.jpg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png|50x50px]]
|  
|  
|-
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Independent politician}};color:white"|'''4.'''
 
| [[Independent Politician|Indipendents]]
| align="center"| [[Independent Politician|'''IND''']]
| [[File:No flag.svg|50x50px]]
| [[File:No flag.svg|50x50px]]
|
|
|}
|}
== Corporation Elections ==
=== Election 2012 ===
{{main|2012 Shimla Municipal Corporation election}}
=== Election 2017 ===
{{main|2017 Shimla Municipal Corporation election}}
=== Election 2022 ===
{{main|2022 Shimla Municipal Corporation election}}
== List of Mayors ==
{{Empty section|date=March 2022}}
== List of Deputy Mayors ==
{{Empty section|date=March 2022}}


== See also ==
== See also ==

Latest revision as of 16:23, 17 April 2022

Shimla Municipal Corporation
Coat of arms or logo
Municipal Corporation Building (Town Hall)
Type
Type
History
FoundedDecember 1851; 174 years ago (December 1851)
Leadership
Satya Kaundal
Shalinder Chauhan
Ashish Kohli
Structure
Seats34
Length of term
5 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
2017
Next election
By May/June 2022
Motto
Work is Worship
Meeting place
Town Hall, Shimla
Website
shimlamc.hp.gov.in

Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) is the municipal corporation of Shimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh, and is the chief nodal agency for the administration of the city.

Overview[edit | edit source]

Established in 1851, the Shimla Municipal Corporation is an elected body comprising 34 councilors (28 till 2017), five of whom are nominated by the Government of Himachal Pradesh.[1] The nominations are based on prominence in the fields of social service, academics and other activities. Fifty percent of seats are reserved for women. The elections take place every five years and the mayor and deputy mayor are elected by and amongst the councilors themselves. Satya Kaundal and Shalinder Chauhan of BJP are the present Mayor and Deputy Mayor respectively. The two major political parties are the Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress. Communist Party of India (Marxist) has been nearing extinction with just 1 member in current corporation.[2] The administrative head of the corporation is the Municipal Commissioner who is appointed by the state government.

List of wards[edit | edit source]

Total 41 ward in MC Shimla area.[3]

No. Name Notes
01 Bharari
02 Ruldu Bhatta
03 Shankli
04 Kaithu
05 Annadale
06 Summer Hill
07 Totu
08 Majhat
09 Boileauganj
10 Kachighati
11 Tutikandi
12 Nabha
13 Phagli
14 Upper Krishna Nagar
15 Lower Krishna Nagar
16 Ram Bazar Ganj
17 Lower Bazar
18 Jakhu
19 Benmore
20 Engine Ghar
21 Sanjauli Chowk
22 Dhingudhar
23 Dhalli-1
24 Dhalli-2
25 Shanti Vihar
26 Bhatta Kufar
27 Sangti
28 Malyana
29 Panthaghati
30 Kasumpati-1
31 Kasumpati-2
32 Chotta Shimla
33 Brockhurst
34 Upper Vikas Nagar
35 Lower Vikas Nagar
36 Kangnadhar
37 Pateog
38 New Shimla
39 Khalini
40 Lower Khalini
41 Kanlog

Corporation Elections[edit | edit source]

Election 2012[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2012 Shimla Municipal Corporation election

Election 2017[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2017 Shimla Municipal Corporation election

Election 2022[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2022 Shimla Municipal Corporation election

List of Mayors[edit | edit source]

List of Deputy Mayors[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Shimla Municipal Corporation". Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Shimla MC election results: BJP defeats Congress, creates history by winning maximum seats". Zee News.
  3. ↑ "Final delimitation of wards of Municipal Corporation Shimla for General Election to Municipal Corporation Shimla 2022". DC Shimla. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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